SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) – That night, Bozo Vreco risked everything.
After seducing the audience with his crystal clear voice, Vreco disappeared from the stage and returned moments later to continue his concert – dressed as a woman.
In notoriously macho Bosnia, where gays mostly stay in the closet, it took some time for people to realize what had happened.
But when the truth sank in, the audience roared its approval.
“I was not afraid,” Vreco remembers. “I wanted to see their reaction to who I am. To see whether it is enough to be honest for people to love you. And it is.”